What is the right to life amendment?
The Human Life Amendment is the name of multiple proposals to amend the United States Constitution that would have the effect of overturning the Supreme Court 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, which ruled that prohibitions against abortion were unconstitutional.
What was unique about the Tennessee constitution of 1796?
The first constitution of the state of Tennessee was adopted in 1796. President Washington signed the bill giving Tennessee immediate statehood on June 1, 1796. Most of the provisions regarding declarations on rights, taxes, and legislative authority were drawn from the North Carolina and Pennsylvania constitutions.
What rights are protected by the Tennessee constitution?
To preserve and protect the rights of victims of crime to justice and due process, victims shall be entitled to the following basic rights: (a) The right to confer with the prosecution. (b) The right to be free from intimidation, harassment and abuse throughout the criminal justice system.
What happened at the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1870?
The most profound change in the 1870 Constitution was the permanent abolition of slavery in Tennessee. With the passage of the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution (even though Tennessee voted NOT to ratify), convention delegates knew they could not repeal suffrage for African Americans.
How did the Tennessee Constitution of 1834 change voting rights in the state?
Tennessee’s constitution in 1796 gave the vote to all male citizens, white and black, who owned land in the state. In the 1834 constitutional convention, delegates agreed that all men, regardless of property holdings, should be able to vote.
How can the Tennessee Constitution be amended?
The current (and third) Tennessee Constitution was adopted in 1870. Tennessee does not feature a process for initiated constitutional amendments. Thus, amendments in Tennessee can be put on the ballot through referral by the legislature or by a constitutional convention.